Suicide was considered a noble act in classical antiquity but a grave sin in Christianity. We can see Dante's own position by contrasting his treatment of Pier delle Vigne, who is in hell, with the Roman statesman Cato, who is in purgatory.
Suicide was considered a noble act in classical antiquity but a grave sin in Christianity. We can see Dante's own position by contrasting his treatment of Pier delle Vigne, who is in hell, with the Roman statesman Cato, who is in purgatory.